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Quiz of the week's news | Quiz of the week's news |
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7 days quiz | 7 days quiz |
It's the Magazine's 7 days, 7 questions quiz - an opportunity to prove to yourself and others that you are a news oracle. Failing that, you can always claim to have had better things to do during the past week than swot up on current affairs. | It's the Magazine's 7 days, 7 questions quiz - an opportunity to prove to yourself and others that you are a news oracle. Failing that, you can always claim to have had better things to do during the past week than swot up on current affairs. |
1.) Multiple Choice Question | 1.) Multiple Choice Question |
In case you hadn't noticed, it's been snowing a bit this week. What is this driver doing that goes against the Highway Code? | In case you hadn't noticed, it's been snowing a bit this week. What is this driver doing that goes against the Highway Code? |
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2.) Multiple Choice Question | 2.) Multiple Choice Question |
It's been a week of revelations with Wikileaks releasing hundreds of secret diplomatic communiques. Which world leader was described in one as "feckless, vain, ineffective"? | It's been a week of revelations with Wikileaks releasing hundreds of secret diplomatic communiques. Which world leader was described in one as "feckless, vain, ineffective"? |
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3.) Multiple Choice Question | 3.) Multiple Choice Question |
England has lost its bid to stage the World Cup. But its final presentation, by David Beckham, was swishly executed and conducted to the background of which well-known tune? | England has lost its bid to stage the World Cup. But its final presentation, by David Beckham, was swishly executed and conducted to the background of which well-known tune? |
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4.) Multiple Choice Question | 4.) Multiple Choice Question |
"I became a Blackberry person, and now I'm an iPad person." Said who? | "I became a Blackberry person, and now I'm an iPad person." Said who? |
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5.) Multiple Choice Question | 5.) Multiple Choice Question |
The online Oxford English Dictionary has for the first time collated all its sources for definitions. The Times newspaper was top, with 36,204 mentions, followed by William Shakespeare. Which writer was third? | The online Oxford English Dictionary has for the first time collated all its sources for definitions. The Times newspaper was top, with 36,204 mentions, followed by William Shakespeare. Which writer was third? |
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6.) Multiple Choice Question | 6.) Multiple Choice Question |
Coronation Street is gearing up for its 50th anniversary next week - but why was the show's original name, Florizel Street, ditched? | Coronation Street is gearing up for its 50th anniversary next week - but why was the show's original name, Florizel Street, ditched? |
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The birthday question is back! Jazz maestro Dave Brubeck will be 90 next week, but who collects the main royalties for his most famous hit, Take Five? | The birthday question is back! Jazz maestro Dave Brubeck will be 90 next week, but who collects the main royalties for his most famous hit, Take Five? |
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Your Score | Your Score |
0 - 2 : Take your leave | 0 - 2 : Take your leave |
3 - 4 : Take a break | 3 - 4 : Take a break |
5 - 7 : Take Five (to Seven) | 5 - 7 : Take Five (to Seven) |
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For past quizzes including our weekly news quiz, 7 days 7 questions, expand the grey drop-down below - also available on the Magazine page (and scroll down). You can also do this quiz on your mobile device. | For past quizzes including our weekly news quiz, 7 days 7 questions, expand the grey drop-down below - also available on the Magazine page (and scroll down). You can also do this quiz on your mobile device. |